Sarkis
Sarkis is a masculine given name and surname. The name may also be alternatively spelled/written as Sargis, used by both Armenians and Assyrians.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Sarkis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sarkis is a masculine given name and surname. The name may also be alternatively spelled/written as Sargis, used by both Armenians and Assyrians.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Sarkis
Sarkis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 27 births, good for #2,599 nationwide. About 22% of every Sarkis on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sarkis ranks #7,422 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 968 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sarkis
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sarkis. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Sarkis
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sarkis Acopian (1926–2007), inventor, industrialist, environmentalist, and humanitarian
- Sarkis Aghajan Mamendo (born 1962), Iraqi Assyrian politician and government minister in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Armenian-Canadian politician and MP in the Canadian Parliament (House of Commons)
- Sarkis Assadourian (born 1948), Iranian-Armenian fencer
- Sarkis Balasanian (born 1978), musical artist
- Sarkis Balyan (1835–1899), Ottoman Armenian designer and artist
- Sarkis Bedikian (1908–1944), Armenian resistance fighter during the Battle of Marseille
- Sarkis Bohosjan (born 1941), Bulgarian chess player
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Where is Sarkis most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- LB48%
- United States20%
- AM14%
- Russia10%
- Canada8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Sarkis
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sarkis is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sarkis
Sarkis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 968 births in the dataset. Sarkis's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,816. Use the chart and map above to compare Sarkis's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.